goodly

«goodly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: quite a large amount — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (goodly, goodlier, goodliest — old-fashioned)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned) A goodly amount means quite a large amount. tree →

2) (old, Bible) Goodly means good-looking, fine or pleasant. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these texts it means fine, beautiful or pleasant to look at. Interpretation: "How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob" was said by Balaam. It is one of the best-known verses and opens the morning prayers in many synagogues. Tradition reads it as praise for the modesty of Israel's homes and for their houses of study. In the primary lessons: In everyday life today, people mostly use it in the phrase «a goodly number» or «a goodly sum», often with a smile because it sounds old. In the Bible and old stories, a goodly land or goodly person means a fine, beautiful one. It tells the reader the writing has an old-fashioned voice.

examples

• Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. (Torah GEN.49.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel! (Torah NUM.24.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; (Torah DEU.8.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. (Prophets 1SA.16.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. (Writings PSA.16.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thine ointments have a goodly fragrance; thy name is as ointment poured forth; therefore do the maidens love thee. (Writings SNG.1.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• A goodly crowd turned up for the school fair. tree →
• Grandpa saved a goodly sum for his holiday. tree →
• We waited a goodly while for the bus. tree →
• (Bible) «I have a goodly heritage.» tree →
• In the old tale, the prince rode to a goodly castle. tree →
• The cake was a goodly size. tree →
• A nobleman went hunting one autumn, and with him went a goodly train of huntsmen. tree →

note

It looks like an adverb because of -ly, but it is an adjective: «a goodly amount». Not used much in everyday speech; «a good amount» or «quite a lot» is more usual.

In the corpora

• Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
• How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel!
• lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
• Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon.
• Forasmuch as ye have taken My silver and My gold, and have carried into your temples My goodly treasures;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «goodly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.